Geothermal Royalty Reform Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5638.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-661 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 20, 2026.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/661

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5638, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5638

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 30, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 1, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9f11362136ff762081d9bca99092b2b4b8bcedab1465e73d359febc67996c184

  A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 160, September 30, 2025, Page H4510):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 30, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  301 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5638, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5638

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 30, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 1, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  9f11362136ff762081d9bca99092b2b4b8bcedab1465e73d359febc67996c184

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 30, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5638, last updated September 30, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 1, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.